Natural Resources

On most wildlife and fisheries issues, Maryland's Department of Natural Resources can't please everyone. Occasionally they take a beating in the court of public opinion. It comes with the territory. Not so much with the new law Gov. Larry Hogan signed last week that authorizes the agency to issue recreational fishing licenses for 365 days from the date of purchase, rather than for the calendar year, which is currently the case. If there's someone out there who doesn't think it's a good idea — and I can't imagine there is — well, I suppose some people just cannot be pleased. Supporters of the new license, which takes effect Oct. 1, think it...

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What's better than a BOGO?
Free.
South Florida-based JustBOGOS.com, a website that alerts super savers to buy-one-get-one free sales at area grocery stores, is no longer charging a membership fee.
When I first wrote about the helpful new website in...

Here's a question for Florida lawmakers: What part of "yes" don't you understand?
Last month almost three-quarters of state voters said yes to a constitutional amendment requiring lawmakers to spend one-third of the annual revenues from the...

Floridavoters are facing a number of tough choices on this year's general election ballot. Amendment 1 is not among them. Supporting the Water and Land Conservation Amendment is an easy choice. It's the right call for Florida's future.
Amendment 1...

Jose Marquez attached a plastic vial to a long pole as a cluster of Deerfield Beach's Cove area residents looked on. Stretching the pole into the water, the staff engineer with South Florida Water Management District's Department of Environmental Resource...

Is it surprising that opponents of Amendment 1 are hard to find?
Nearly 1 million people signed petitions to place the Water and Land Conservation Amendment on Florida's Nov. 4 ballot. The Florida Supreme Court approved its wording, and the state's...

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Enough is enough. Federal, state and local government already own 27 percent of all the land in Florida. Amendment 1 says that any land the state declares necessary to protect water and conservation resources should be owned by the state. How much land is...

The Obama administration's issue of the day Tuesday is climate change.
Efforts include bringing in selected weathercasters from around the country, including John Morales from Miami's WTVJ-Ch. 6, to broadcast about the issue.
And the administration...

It is no surprise that snorkeling and South Florida have always been a perfect match. It's a recreational activity that showcases the beauty of our water and its diverse native wildlife while providing an escape from the oppressive heat. Here are a...

The names Nathan Orfanedes and Sydney Schneider may soon get erased from their schools' sports record books.Orfanedes' seventh-place medal in the 800 meters at the 2012 Class 3A state track championships could rust or be stowed away. Schneider's...

“I just don’t understand how and why people can do things like this,” FWC Officer Steve McDaniel stated in a news release.Neither does FloriDUH Headquarters understand.Two adults and a juvenile from Jacksonville and Middleburg are facing prison time and...

Who could do such a thing?A dog and a boa constrictor were found alive in the trash bin of a St. Petersburg apartment complex early Sunday morning, reports WTSP CBS News-10 in Tampa Bay.Inside the bloody dumpster the snake was badly injured and later died...

Christopher Jordan Marlo, 32, of Old Town, was operating the 14-foot john-boat on the Suwannee River Friday morning that belonged to his passenger when, suddenly, a sturgeon jumped up in front of the boat and struck Marlo, according to a news release from...

This young cub wanted a taste of city nightlife.A young male between 2 and 3-years-old weighing 200-250 lbs. was doing what all young male bears must do: Striking out on his own, looking for a new home, when he ended up in downtown Orlando, two blocks...

Now that Florida’s black bear population has risen to its highest level since World War I, the state wildlife commission is scheduled to vote next month on removing the species from the threatened species list.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...